Wayne Mills (singer)

Wayne Mills
Birth name Jerald Wayne Mills
Born (1969-08-17)August 17, 1969
Arab, Alabama
Died November 23, 2013(2013-11-23) (aged 44)
Nashville, Tennessee
Genres country
Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Associated acts Wayne Mills Band, Taylor Hicks, Jamey Johnson, Blake Shelton
Website www.waynemillsband.com

Jerald Wayne Mills (August 17, 1969 – November 23, 2013) was an American country musician, known for touring with the Wayne Mills Band for over 15 years and playing alongside Blake Shelton, Jamey Johnson and 2006 American Idol winner, Taylor Hicks.[1][2] During his career Mills released five studio albums (with a sixth unreleased) and two live albums. He also had seven top 20 songs in Europe from 2008 to 2010, including a chart topper in Belgium in 2009.[3]

During his education at Wallace State Junior College in Hanceville Mills played baseball and later at The University of Alabama football. He had a Bachelor of Science degree in Education.[3] When Mills died, he left behind wife Carol (they married in 2000[4]) and seven-year-old son Jack.[5]

In the early hours of November 23, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee, Mills was shot in the head by a bar owner allegedly over an argument involving Mills lighting up a cigarette in a no-smoking area.[6] He was rushed to a hospital but later died.[7][8] On March 6, 2015, Chris Ferrell was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Wayne Mills.

Discography (with Wayne Mills Band)

Title Album details Notes
The Wayne Mills Band
  • Release date: June 13, 1999[9]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD
  • Debut album.
Live At Harry's Bar
  • Release date: August 17, 1999[10]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD
Bad Man
  • Release date: August 17, 2002[11]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD
Ain't it Great To Be... aLIVE At Harry's II
  • Release date: August 17, 2002[12]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD
Someday
  • Release date: June 13, 2007[13]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD
Under the Influence of Outlaws & Mama
  • Release date: August 17, 2007[14]
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • Reissued on August 17, 2008 with a new final track that replaced the one from the original release.[15] The CD is out-of-print but the 2008 version is available digitally.[16]
The Last Honky Tonk
  • Release date: June 7, 2010[17][18]
  • Label: Diesel LLC
  • Format: CD, Digital
  • The band's final album before Wayne Mills' death, and the only release that is currently available via mainstream digital retailers.[19]
Long Hard Road
  • Release date: Unreleased[20]
  • Label: N/A
  • Format: N/A
  • An album that Mills completed before his death that he planned to release.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Jerald Wayne Mills buried today". The Washington Times Communities. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ Lee, Ashley (November 25, 2013). "Spike TV Apologizes for Airing 'Bar Rescue' Featuring Location of Wayne Mills Shooting". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Wayne Mills Band". Great American Country. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Obituaries". The Arab Tribune. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Wayne Mills of the Wayne Mills Band Shot Fatally in Nashville". Saving Country Music. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ Zennie, Michael (November 25, 2013). "Country singer shot dead in Nashville reality TV bar by owner after fight about him smoking inside". London: Daily mail. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Wayne Mills: Country Singer Shot Dead". Sky News. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Country singer shot dead in Nashville bar after owner catches him smoking". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  9. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/the-wayne-mills-band/
  10. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/live-at-harrys/
  11. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/bad-man/
  12. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/aint-it-great-to-be-alive-at-harrys-ii/
  13. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/someday/
  14. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/under-the-influence-of-outlaws-mama/
  15. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/audio/under-the-influence-of-outlaws-mama-2/
  16. ↑ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/waynemills
  17. ↑ http://waynemillsband.com/product/last-honky-tonk/
  18. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HZV322?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
  19. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-last-honky-tonk/id458349262
  20. ↑ http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/wayne-mills-had-long-hard-road-album-ready-to-release/
  21. ↑ http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/wayne-mills-had-long-hard-road-album-ready-to-release/
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